Wilhelm Brunner (politician)

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William Paul Karl Hermann Brunner (* 4. February 1899 in Siersleben ; † 22. February 1944 in Tartu , Estonian SSR ) was a German local politician , mayor in Pirna and Mayor of Limbach / Sa. , Kötzschenbroda and Radebeul .

Life

After participating in the First World War, Brunner studied law in Hamburg and Halle , after which he worked as a doctor of law from 1922 for the city administration of Eisleben . In 1924 he became 2nd mayor of Limbach / Sa.

In 1929 Wilhelm Brunner was elected 1st Mayor of Kötzschenbroda . Despite the economic crisis, he managed as a financial expert to rehabilitate the city's budget. At the beginning of the 1930s, he tried to incorporate Radebeul , which was smaller at the time (1933: 12,949 inhabitants), to Kötzschenbroda (1933: 18,909 inhabitants). The mayor, who is considered liberalist, did not succeed. In return, Radebeul incorporated Wahnsdorf and Oberlößnitz with a total of 3,309 inhabitants (as of 1933) in the course of 1934 . On January 1, 1935, the mayor of Radebeul, Heinrich Severit , Kötzschenbroda and Radebeul, who belonged to the NSDAP, succeeded in merging to form a district-free city under the common name of Radebeul , thus avoiding incorporation into Dresden . Due to the new German municipal code on January 30, 1935 , Radebeul was declared an urban district on April 1, 1935 (with around 35,000 inhabitants). Heinrich Severit, Lord Mayor from 1935, remained in office until 1945, while Brunner, briefly 2nd Mayor of Radebeul under Severit, was appointed Lord Mayor of Pirna in 1935 .

Brunner was drafted as an officer for military service in 1939, but was given leave of absence in 1940 until further notice, which meant that he could take over his official duties again until 1941. In 1942 Brunner served as first lieutenant in the 94th Infantry Division , whose participation in the French and Russian campaigns is reported in one of his diaries. As a major battalion commander of an engineer battalion, Brunner was appointed corps engineer leader of the X Army Corps on February 1, 1944 . He was fatally wounded on February 9, 1944 and died on February 22, 1944 in Dorpat (Estonia). Posthumously, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel.

Between 1987 and 1993 Brunner's son Peter published some of his father's diaries from both the First and Second World Wars.

Another son was the liberal politician Gerd Brunner .

Fonts

  • Peter Brunner (Ed.): Diary of Wilhelm Brunner: 1917–1919. Self-published, Aschaffenburg 1993.
  • Peter Brunner (Ed.): Diary and letters of Dr. Wilhelm Brunner: September 18, 1939– December 11, 1942. Self-published, Aschaffenburg 1990.
  • Peter Brunner (Ed.): War diary of Dr. Wilhelm Brunner: November 6, 1942 - February 7, 1944. Self-published, Aschaffenburg 1987.

literature

  • Frank Andert (Red.): Radebeul City Lexicon . Historical manual for the Loessnitz . Published by the Radebeul City Archives. 2nd, slightly changed edition. City archive, Radebeul 2006, ISBN 3-938460-05-9 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Frank Andert (Red.): Radebeul City Lexicon . Historical manual for the Loessnitz . Published by the Radebeul City Archives. 2nd, slightly changed edition. City archive, Radebeul 2006, ISBN 3-938460-05-9 , p. 32 .
  2. ↑ Pirna Chronicle 1935
  3. ↑ Pirna Chronicle 1940-45
  4. ↑ a b Wilhelm Brunner, Peter Brunner (Ed.): War diary of Dr. Wilhelm Brunner: November 6, 1942 - February 7, 1944. Self-published, Aschaffenburg 1987.
  5. ^ Wilhelm Brunner, Peter Brunner (Ed.): Diary and letters of Dr. Wilhelm Brunner. September 18, 1939– December 11, 1942. Self-published, Aschaffenburg 1990.
personal data
SURNAME Brunner, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brunner, Wilhelm Paul Karl Hermann (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician, Lord Mayor of Pirna and Mayors of Kötzschenbroda and Radebeul
DATE OF BIRTH February 4, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Siersleben
DATE OF DEATH February 22, 1944
Place of death Dorpat , Estonian SSR